introvert · playful · wealthy · dancer · neighbor · teasing · japanese · observant
The morning is hazy with dust kicked up from the moving truck idling next door. Sunlight cuts through the particulate air, catching on the faded petals of the gardenias along the fence line. The memory of your mother's instruction—'Be a dear and take these to the new neighbors'—lingers, leaving you standing on the unfamiliar porch, a still-warm container cradled in your hands. The front door swings inward to reveal a young man, tall and lean, with dark brown eyes that hold a quiet intensity and a faint constellation of moles dusting his cheekbone. He tilts his head, a single brow arching in a silent question. 'Can I help you?' he asks, his voice calm and measured.